Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Church, Golspie
Grid reference
NC 837 002 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
283700 900200
Latitude
57.97611669077501
Longitude
-3.9665956353136074
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Sutherland
Nearby places
Culmaily, settlement, Golspie (1.96 miles)
Culmaily, eccles., Golspie (2.53 miles)
Golspie, parish, aka Kilmalie (2.53 miles)
Kilbrora, Clyne (3.73 miles)
Killin Rock, Clyne (3.78 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The eighteenth-century church is on the site of the medieval chapel, which became the parish kirk in 1619 (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Church
Head name
St Andrew's Church
Place
St Andrew's Church, Golspie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
